
user via an interaction cycle. This is to prevent reactance as the result
of insufficient empathy.
3
Emotions and dispositions
4
comprise all psychobiological states that, at
varying degrees and complexities, infl uence the dialogue between a
human user and the companion as well as its functional use: Newness
and valence, core affect, discrete emotions, moods, motives, action
tendencies, and personality. Table 2 hypothetically describes several
criteria for the different emotions and dispositions. The time dynamics
for the situation assessment of valence (positive vs. negative) is very fast,
probably in the range of 200 ms. By contrast, a user